The fourth edition of this quick and practical guide to grammar, punctuation, and usage skills contains important features that distinguish it from other grammar workbooks. The text's three-part format highlights the 16 most vital grammar skills up front, leaving the rest of the text for secondary topics and additional grammar activities. A self-teaching approach enables students to see exactly what they need to brush up on, and gives them focused examples and practice exercises to speed them to mastery. Finally, the manageable size and short, well-organized chapters give students just the coverage they need.

17: Paper Form 18: Spelling 19: Parts of Speech: A Review 20: Pronoun Types 21: Adjectives and Adverbs 22: Numbers and Abbreviations 23: Usage 24: More about Subjects and Verbs 25: Even More about Verbs 26: More about Subject-Verb Agreement 27: More about Run-Ons 28: More about the Comma 29: More about the Apostrophe 30: More about Quotation Marks 31: More about Punctuation Marks 32: More about Homonyms 33: More about Capital Letters 34: More about Word Choice

The fourth edition of this quick and practical guide to grammar, punctuation, and usage skills contains important features that distinguish it from other grammar workbooks. The text's three-part format highlights the 16 most vital grammar skills up front, leaving the rest of the text for secondary topics and additional grammar activities. A self-teaching approach enables students to see exactly what they need to brush up on, and gives them focused examples and practice exercises to speed them to mastery. Finally, the manageable size and short, well-organized chapters give students just the coverage they need.

17: Paper Form 18: Spelling 19: Parts of Speech: A Review 20: Pronoun Types 21: Adjectives and Adverbs 22: Numbers and Abbreviations 23: Usage 24: More about Subjects and Verbs 25: Even More about Verbs 26: More about Subject-Verb Agreement 27: More about Run-Ons 28: More about the Comma 29: More about the Apostrophe 30: More about Quotation Marks 31: More about Punctuation Marks 32: More about Homonyms 33: More about Capital Letters 34: More about Word Choice